The results were given a traffic light coding system and 28 men's PSA levels were in the amber category while 47 men's results fell into the red catergory.

Member of The Lions Club of Reading, Elaine Elliman, described this as "quite a startling number" and is urging the men to go straight to their GP.

But she is also reminding the men who got green results that it's important they attend next year's event as a green result can quickly change to amber or red.

Reflecting on the screening events, organiser John Mack said: "Over the last four years about 3,000 men attended our awareness evenings.

"As a result, 120 men were advised to seek further assistance from their doctors. About 90 men had to have treatment for prostate cancer, of which they had been unaware before attending the Lions Prostate Cancer Awareness evening.

"The fact that a number of lives are probably saved every year urges our club to continue with these events as part of the service the Lions offer our community.”

More than 10,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK every year and around one in eight British men get the disease.